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26 May 1816

Q. I understand you. You What you mean Your meaning is
that in each of us, and by faculty of reasoning in all
every individual among mankind the self-regarding affection
is in case of confliction, predominant over the social

A. Undoubtedly: and very well for us all it is that it is: for of it can not be, in a very few matters. I can
not pretend to say exactly how many perhaps there would be
an end of all of us.

☞ To pursue this argument goes dialogue go on to
give the proof of this as in several other papers.

Q. Well-come – it is some satisfaction to me here in
that which you assert – and indeed I think I may add now prove
the predominance of self-regarding, you do not dispute deny
the existence of social affection.

A. If I did I should be as peremptorily contradicted
by all experience, as if I had denied the predominance
of its antagonist. By that one word satisfaction of in which I
see no reason to doubt either the veracity or the verity of the proposition
of which it makes a point I see in your instance myself have the satisfaction of
seeing a proof of in your instance.

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Date_1	1816-05-26	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	015	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	007	Info in main headings field	deont. polit.
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d3 / e3 / f3
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	<…> co
Marginals		Paper Producer	a. levy
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	5223
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